Successful Television Writing
eBook - ePub

Successful Television Writing

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Successful Television Writing

About this book

The industry speaks out about SUCCESSFUL TELEVISION WRITING"Where was this book when I was starting out? A fantastic, fun, informative guide to breaking into?and more importantly, staying in?the TV writing game from the guys who taught me how to play it."
--Terence Winter, Coexecutive Producer, The Sopranos"Goldberg and Rabkin write not only with clarity and wit but also with the authority gleaned from their years of slogging through Hollywood?s trenches. Here is a must-read for new writers and established practitioners whose imagination could use a booster shot."
--Professor Richard Walter, Screenwriting Chairman, UCLA Department of Film and TV"Not since William Goldman?s Adventures in the Screen Trade has there been a book this revealing, funny, and informative about The Industry. Reading this book is like having a good, long lunch with your two best friends in the TV business."
--Janet Evanovich"With sharp wit and painful honesty, Goldberg and Rabkin offer the truest account yet of working in the TV business. Accept no substitutes!"
--Jeffrey B. Hodes and Nastaran Dibai, Coexecutive Producers, Third Rock from the Sun"Should be required reading for all aspiring television writers."
--Howard Gordon, Executive Producer, 24 and The X-Files

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction: So You Want to Write for Television
  7. 1. Basic Preparation
  8. 2. What Is a TV Series?
  9. 3. The Four-Act Structure
  10. 4. Telling a TV Story
  11. 5. The Spec Script
  12. 6. What to Spec?
  13. 7. The Name Is Morris, William Morris
  14. 8. The Pitch
  15. 9. How to Read the Producer's Mind
  16. 10. What to Pitch
  17. 11. You've Got the Assignment, Now What?
  18. 12. Your First Assignment
  19. 13. We've Got a Few Notes
  20. 14. Am I There Yet?
  21. 15. Becoming Rob Petrie
  22. 16. Rewrites
  23. 17. Your Really Great Idea for a Show
  24. 18. I'm a Professional Writer, and I've Got the Card to Prove It
  25. Afterword
  26. Appendices